{"product_id":"9781405118910","title":"The Black Church in America African American Christian Spirtuality","description":"\u003ch3\u003eReligious Life in America\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Black Church in America\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAfrican American Christian Spirtuality\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichael Battle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book gives readers a broad understanding of the Black Church in America and a sense of its uniqueness in the wider world. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the history of the Black Church in America, its African roots, beliefs, practices, politics, and contemporary moral dilemmas\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that in the Black Church, individual and communal destiny are bound together\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe author is a Priest in the Episcopal Church and teaches spirituality and Black Church studies at Duke University.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael Battle\u003c\/b\u003e served as Assistant Professor of Spirituality and Black Church Studies at Duke University and Rector of St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Raleigh, North Carolina before moving to Virginia Theological Seminary. He was also Vice Chairman of the board of the Ghandi Institute. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Church Enslaved: A Spirituality of Racial Reconciliation\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eReconciliation in a Violent World\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) \u003ci\u003eBlessed are the Peacemakers: A Christian Spirituality of Nonviolence \u003c\/i\u003e(2004), \u003ci\u003eThe Wisdom of Desmond Tutu\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and \u003ci\u003eReconciliation: The Ubuntu Theology of Desmond Tutu\u003c\/i\u003e (1997).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 June 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405118910\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e252\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310478323852,"sku":"9781405118910","price":139.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405118910.jpg?v=1780158170","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405118910","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}